The art of flowers

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is pictured through a gap in a floral exhibit by the New Covent Garden Flower Market, which features an image of the Queen, during a visit to the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show in central London. REUTERS/Adrian Dennis/Pool

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Monday, May 23, 2016

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is pictured through a gap in a floral exhibit by the New Covent Garden Flower Market, which features an image of the Queen, during a visit to the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show in central London. REUTERS/Adrian Dennis/Pool

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The stigma of a Meconopsis 'Slieve Donard'. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The stigma of a Meconopsis 'Slieve Donard'. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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A visitor photographs Chelsea Pensioners performing in front of a display of thousands of crochet and embroidered poppies. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

A visitor photographs Chelsea Pensioners performing in front of a display of thousands of crochet and embroidered poppies. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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A model poses in a floral dress at the Chelsea Flower Show. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Monday, May 23, 2016

A model poses in a floral dress at the Chelsea Flower Show. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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